1988 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1988 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 102nd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 8 May 1988 and ended on 9 October 1988.
For the second year in a row, the final was between Meath and Cork. Again, the outcome was the same, Meath winning the replay by a scoreline of 0-13 to 0-12.Results
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
FinalPreliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
FinalQuarter-finals
Semi-finals
FinalPreliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
FinalSemi-finals
FinalsChampionship statistics
Top scorers
;Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Brian Stafford | Meath | 0-38 | 38 | 5 | 7.60 |
| 2 | Larry Tompkins | Cork | 0-34 | 34 | 5 | 6.80 |
;Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Joey Cunningham | Armagh | 2-5 | 11 | Fermanagh |
| 1 | John McCormack | Longford | 1-8 | 11 | Wicklow |
| 3 | Maurice Fitzgerald | Kerry | 0-10 | 10 | Cork |
| 3 | Ronan Carolan | Cavan | 0-10 | 10 | Monaghan |
| 5 | Mark Butler | Mayo | 1-6 | 9 | Sligo |
| 5 | Pat Spillane | Kerry | 1-6 | 9 | Waterford |
| 5 | Brian Stafford | Meath | 0-9 | 9 | Mayo |
| 8 | Eamonn McEneaney | Monaghan | 1-5 | 8 | Down |
| 8 | Larry Tompkins | Cork | 0-8 | 8 | Meath |
| 8 | Brian Stafford | Meath | 0-8 | 8 | Cork |
| 8 | Larry Tompkins | Cork | 0-8 | 8 | Meath |
| 8 | Brian Stafford | Meath | 0-8 | 8 | Offaly |
Miscellaneous
- Carlow's 3-5 to 2-7 defeat of Laois in the Leinster preliminary round is their first defeat of their neighbours since 1961.
- Monaghan's 0-16 to 0-14 defeat of Cavan in the Ulster quarter-final is their first defeat of their neighbours since 1930.
- The All Ireland semi-final between Cork and Monaghan was the first meeting between the teams.
- The All-Ireland final ends in a draw and goes to a replay for the first time since 1972.
- Meath were All Ireland Champions for 2 in a row and Leinster Champions for 3 in a row and they shared their 2 in a row with Galway in the Hurling.
